Raymertown leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Raymertown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Raymertown, ~31% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Raymertown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Raymertown leans more Republican than 109 of 114 neighbors.
Raymertown runs about 44 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Raymertown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Raymertown. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Raymertown leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Raymertown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Raymertown drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Raymertown are family households, above 88% of cities. Raymertown runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Raymertown, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Raymertown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Raymertown own their home, about 19 points above the New York average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Quackenkill, NY R+19
- Melrose, NY R+30
- Valley Falls, NY R+33
- Cropseyville, NY R+24
- Johnsonville, NY R+39
- Millertown, NY R+38
- Schaghticoke, NY R+31
- Grafton, NY R+26
- Waterford, NY R+4
- West Hoosick, NY R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairland, TX R+68
- West Lubec, ME R+17
- Kirkwood Springs, KY R+72
- Camp Leach, NC R+61
- Woodstock, MN R+67
- Capel, GA R+75
- Story, OK R+72
- Kimball, ID R+64
- Iona, NJ R+30
- Hoytville, OH R+55
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.